Official UK procurement notice
RFI - Provision of Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing Service Discovery
Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDepartment for Transport (DfT) is a ministerial department. We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the United Kingdom's businesses and keeps people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move.
DfT is considering a procurement under Lot 1 of the Government Commercial Agency’s Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 (RM1043.9) framework agreement for a Supplier to deliver a Discovery.
The Supplier would deliver an agile Discovery to develop an evidence-based understanding of the problems affecting the existing Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing Service. This would include examining current information-sharing arrangements, user needs, constraints and potential options for improvement.
If you are a Supplier on Lot 1 of the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 (RM1043.9) framework agreement and would like a copy of the RFI, please email [email protected] using the subject heading “RFI for Provision of Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing Service Discovery”.
CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Project management consultancy services · Research consultancy services · Systems and technical consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Oct 2026, 11:38 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 11:38 BST
- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e77
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedjust passed1 Oct 2026, 11:38 BST
- Market engagementin 15 days15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTIf you are a Supplier on Lot 1 of the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 (RM1043.9) framework agreement and would like a copy of the RFI, please email [email protected] using the subject heading “RFI for Provision of Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing Service Discovery”.
- Tender notice expectedin 37 days6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 137 days15 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Oct 2026, 11:38 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender